What is your unfair advantage? That was the question Jeff Fairman asked attendees at Biotech Nexus, an annual gathering hosted by Northwestern Engineering's Master of Biotechnology Program (MBP).

Researchers at DTU Biosustain (The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at DTU) have developed a new tool that significantly accelerates and simplifies the genetic engineering of yeast ...

Environmental biotechnology integrates biological systems and engineering principles to monitor, manage and remediate natural and built environments. Central to the discipline are molecular ...

Medical bioengineering is reshaping modern healthcare by merging biology, engineering, and advanced computational systems to create precise and personalized treatments. Through innovations like CRISPR ...

Biotechnology engineering holds significant future potential, particularly in rapidly growing fields such as bioinformatics, bioprocessing, pharmaceuticals, genetics, healthcare and advanced research, ...

Faculty conducting research in these areas use both experimental and computational approaches to integrate engineering concepts to enhance biological systems, or use biological materials to ...

The ancient immune receptor SCORE was discovered in the pomelo fruit, but over 60 orthologs were subsequently found in other plant orders and families. Synthetic SCOREs engineered with subtle ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

We’ve been bouncing between the lab, the field and the clinic over the last two weeks; here are the latest biotech industry updates! A grant has been awarded to advance research on stem-cell ...

The term can be seen by some as a buzzword, but the need for workers to be able to articulate what they are doing and why it matters — and to be able to craft it in a compelling way for different ...

Ever wondered how scientists can create new tissues, deliver life-saving drugs, or even use tiny enzymes to clean up pollution? It's all thanks to the amazing world of polymers! Polymers are long ...